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Event
24May2017

Education Funders Roundtable: School Funding

Wednesday, May 24, 2017
8:30am - 10:30am
Philadelphia, PA

During this session we will be joined by Donna Cooper, Executive Director, Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), who will explain how public education funding is raised and distributed in Pennsylvania and will describe a campaign t

Event
23Mar2017

Education Funders Roundtable: Pathways to College and Career Readiness

Thursday, March 23, 2017
8:30am - 10:30am
Philadelphia, PA

Please join Philanthropy Network for the next Education Funders Roundtable.  Building off of the Education Funders’ interactive October 5th session, 

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Opinion | Solving Philly’s poverty issues takes consistent, relentless effort by Mayor Jim Kenney

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Mayor Kenney arugues that ultimately, the best ways to reduced Philadelphia's systemic, intergenerational poverty are to improve educational and economic opportunities, and to empower residents with the resources they need to get family-sustaining jobs.

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William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019

In November, the William Penn Foundation Board of Directors approved grants of nearly $20 million in support of Great Learning, Great Public Spaces and Watershed Protection.

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City of Philadelphia Launches “PHLConnectED”

Thursday, August 6, 2020

The City of Philadelphia today announced PHLConnectED, a collaboration to connect up to 35,000 low-income K-12 student households with internet service and laptops and provide digital skills training and tech support for families, 

Event
19Apr2021

Education Funders Meeting

Monday, April 19, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference

Join the next meeting of Philanthropy Network's Education Funders to engage in a conversation with representatives from the School District of Philadelphia about allocations from the American Rescue Plan Act.

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The Giant Company and its Customers Raise $3.3 Million to Fight Food Insecurity in Local School Districts

Monday, May 17, 2021

Through its new Feeding School Kids initiative, The GIANT Company announced that together with its customers, more than $3.3 million was raised to address the issue of childhood hunger throughout local public school districts in the communities it serves.

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